Brent: thanx for the text, I downloaded it and still read it. Interesting. Fun: it says about math objects that they are abstract. (e.g. No 3) In Hungary children are taught that an abstract means:non tangible, e.i. not touchable by bare hands (Hungarian has a better such expression). Jokingly: glowing-hot iron is abstract. .
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 2:58 PM, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6/9/2013 5:21 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > Then fictionalism can make sense only if we assume some basic physical > existence, or reality, as the not explicit contrary of "fiction". > > > Yes. Fictionalism is probably right about mathematics - but it's also > right about physics. > > > Elementary arithmetic seems conceptually simpler than any physical notion, > > > All the more reason to suppose it is just an invention. > > and with comp I think there is not much choice in the matter (in all > senses of the word). > > A pair of two non null integers x y such that (x/y)^2 = 2, that is > fiction. > > > No, that is false in arithmetic. > > Brent > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
